2005 Root 1 Cabernet Sauvignon Colchagua Valley

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Customer Ratings

Based on 11 ratings

S. G.

7bogey7

Apr 05, 2008

Best cabernet available under $25 - everyone marvels about it at parties - $8.69 at Costco - terrific buy

E. W.

My favorite cab!

Sep 02, 2008

I do not drink much cabernet but this was absolutely delicious.......a must have for the fall/winter months!

A. .

great value

Mar 29, 2008

this is one of the only wines I have ever bought a case of because it tasts so much more expensive than it is. Great rich flavor

W. N.

Cherry Cobbler

Mar 03, 2008

A treat for such an inexpensive wine! Right out of the bottle it offered aromas of cherry and dark fruits. The medium body had a good barrel taste with a slight stain your teeth action. It offered up a good cherry pie in your mouth. Let it sit for a long period and it will open up becoming more mellow!

P. M.

Great Chilean Cabernet Value!

Apr 04, 2008

I have come to love the value that Chilean Cabernet offers, And Root 1 is definitely no exception. I would agree with user "Nuss" that this wine needs time in a decanter, maybe an hour or so. Also, if you like this wine, go buy a bottle of Santa Rita Maipo Valley Reserva 2005. Trust me.

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About Chile

Virtually every wine region in Chile benefits from proximity to the Pacific Ocean and the cooling Humboldt Current that flows up from the South Pole. Although Chile extends more than 2,000 miles from north to south, its grape-growing regions are clustered in the center of the country, where rainfall is concentrated during the winter months, and where an absence of fungal diseases makes for relatively carefree grape-farming. The towering Andes Mountains that run down Chile's eastern border block wind and rain from the east, but, more important, trap cool air from the Pacific, with the result that nighttime temperatures even in most of Chile's warmest vineyards typically descend into the 50s. This diurnal variation enables Chile's vineyards to produce grapes with healthy acidity, strong aromatic character and intense varietal flavors.

For decades, Chile has been an excellent source of user-friendly, fruit-driven wines, often at bargain-basement prices. Due to a stable political environment, Chile's wine growing regions have steadily attracted foreign interest and investment since the 1970s; and, at the same time, Chile has benefited from association with large and established trading companies with powerful networks that have helped to raise the profile and expand distribution of Chilean wines in major export markets.

Chile is a solid source of wonderful-if largely commercial-grade-wines made from familiar varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. Recently, Chile has faced growing competition in the under-$15 range from Argentina, as well as from Spain, Portugal, Australia, and South Africa. At the same time, a growing number of producers are attempting to capitalize on the country's idyllic growing conditions by cutting vine yields and attempting to make more serious and concentrated Chilean wines that can bear comparison to the best of the New World.